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Pogacar Wins Tour de Romandie With Late Surge in Leysin

The world champion matched Ferdi Kübler’s 1954 mark of four stage wins at the race.

Overview

  • Tadej Pogacar sealed the overall by winning the uphill finish to Leysin, dropping Florian Lipowitz in the final meters for a three-second stage win and a 42-second lead overall.
  • The final climb measured 14.3 kilometers at an average 5.9%, and Lipowitz’s repeated attacks kept the gap tight before he settled for second.
  • Lenny Martinez finished third in the general classification at 2 minutes 44 seconds after taking sixth on the stage.
  • The result delivered Pogacar his first Tour de Romandie title and tied Swiss legend Ferdi Kübler’s 1954 benchmark of four stage wins in one edition.
  • The victory capped a surge of form that included seven wins across ten days of racing this spring.